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NRI Affairs, Pause with NandiniGayatri Nair Lobo, of Educate Girls, the 2025 Ramon Magsaysay Award winner on Pause with NandiniSend us a textTo provide 10 million girls access to education in the next 10 years - no easy feat but also not beyond the realm of possibility for an exceptional organisation, Educate Girls, which has made history as the the first Indian organisation to win the prestigious 2025 Ramon Magsaysay award. With Gayatri Nair Lobo at the helm, Educate Girls is working at the grassroots, bringing millions of girls into education. The organisation solves for issues at the local and societal level to enable continued engagement and emancipation for girls through education. Gayatri speaks to...
2025-11-0734 min
NRI Affairs, Pause with NandiniDalit Ambedkarite Poetry Collective, The Reserved Compartment on Pause with NandiniSend us a textFour of the five founding members of The Reserved Compartment, Aleena, Gautam, Daniel and Abhijit join me to talk about their first-of-its-kind poetry initiative - The Reserved Compartment. The fifth, Shripad could not join us. The Reserved Compartment is a pioneering, community-driven initiative to amplify Dalit, Ambedkarite, gender-inclusive voices through spoken word poetry, storytelling, music, and performance. By reclaiming the term "Reserved Compartment," which historically refers tosegregation, they are creating a platform for subaltern narratives to challenge caste, gender, and other intersecting oppressions. Rooted in the...
2025-10-2443 min
NRI Affairs, Pause with NandiniThe Reserved Compartment ( Part 2) on Pause with NandiniSend us a textPart 2 of a conversation with four of the five founding members of The Reserved Compartment - Aleena, Gautam, Daniel and Abhijit. The Reserved Compartment is a pioneering, community-driven initiative to amplify Dalit, Ambedkarite, gender-inclusive voices through spoken word poetry, storytelling, music, and performance. By reclaiming the term "Reserved Compartment," which historically refers tosegregation, they are creating a platform for subaltern narratives to challenge caste, gender, and other intersecting oppressions. Rooted in the legacy of the Bhakti movement, the Ambedkarite jalsa-shahiri tradition, and the Dalit Panthers, the...
2025-10-2452 min
NRI Affairs, Pause with NandiniThe Pathbreaking Aunties Fund on Pause with NandiniSend us a textSneha and Runjhun from the Aunties Fund join me to talk about The Aunties Fund.The Aunties Fund is the first permanent fund for South-Asian women, by South-Asian women. They are on a mission to raise $100,000 for culturally informed services for women facing domestic abuse.The data is startling.1-3 migrant women face some form of domestic abuse. Many are South Asian. Visa and Dowry abuse is the most prevalent. This fund will help 4 exceptional organisations working in this space. • Indian (Sub-continent) crisis & support agency• House of Sakina...
2025-10-1838 min
NRI Affairs, Pause with NandiniThe British novelist, Rajeev Balasubramanyam, of 'Rajeevwriter' Instagram fame, on Pause with NandiniSend us a textThe British novelist, Rajeev Balasubramanyam, now a somewhat unlikely Instagram influencer, joins us on Pause with Nandini to explore the difficult questions of the psyche, and of our times. We speak of the spiritual and the political, mental health, wounded narcissism, a personal journey through sex, drugs and alcohol to a healing through self-enquiry, and the reasons for a re-engagement with the political. We speak of the woundedness of young men, the angry patriarchal masculinity on one hand and the rising discourse about toxic masculinity on the other - and a g...
2025-09-0455 min
NRI Affairs, Pause with Nandini"Don't Blame Migrants for Complex Problems" - Giri Sivaraman on 'Pause with Nandini'Send us a textGiri Sivaraman, Australia's Race Discrimination Commissioner, spoke with Nandini Sen Mehra about the larger questions of racism in Australia, the institutions and structures that need an overhaul, and the genuine concerns and issues that everyday Australians are facing, across communities and ethnicities. He talks about the critical need to implement the anti Racism Framework that includes the establishment of the Anti Racism Taskforce with representation from government, institutions and civil society, something we at NRI Affairs have been championing as well. In addressing concerns over the targeting of the In...
2025-08-2715 min
NRI Affairs, Pause with NandiniRabbi Shergill, iconic musician and lyricist on Pause with NandiniSend us a textWhen Rabbi Shergill says, ‘write the truest line you know,’ he isn’t only quoting Hemingway. In a way, he is capturing a lifetime’s quest for authenticity. In word, in artistic expression , and in navigating a life that didn't always fit into neat boxes. In this soulful conversation, he speaks of the awakening of his passion for Panjabi, which for him is the language of love, of his grandmother’s sweet phrases, of poetry rooted in everyday life. He says art comes from an intimate corner of your being and to connect...
2025-05-201h 07
NRI Affairs, Pause with NandiniA Pre-election Special with Noted Academic Sukhmani Khorana & Speaker/Podcaster Varsha YajmanSend us a textThe 2025 Australian federal election has been called for May 3, 2025. Members of the 48th Parliament of Australia will be elected. All seats of the House of Representatives (150 compared to 151 in the previous election) and 40 of the 76 seats in the Senate will be contested.Two exceptional thinkers and leaders, Sukhmani Khorana and Varsha Yajman join me on Pause to talk elections, media and civic literacy, disinformation, and the issues that impact the South Asian Diaspora. Sukhmani Khorana is a Scientia Associate Professor in the School of Arts and Media at UNSW. S...
2025-03-2950 min
NRI Affairs, Pause with NandiniDr. Sanjay Adusumilli, surgeon and humanitarian, on his medical mission to Gaza, on Pause with NandiniSend us a textGaza has been front and centre for many of us as we watched the decimation of a land and its people with horror and dismay, each of us wishing we could do more. More than the sharing, the bearing witness and the fund-raising. On the cusp of a potential ceasefire, still hanging by a tenuous thread, it is our honour to have Dr Sanjay Adusumilli as a guest on this show. Dr. Sanjay was in Gaza on a medical mission. He is a General and Colorectal Surgeon from Sydney...
2025-01-1733 min
NRI Affairs, Pause with NandiniA Day in Gaza, on Pause with NandiniSend us a textAt 2:30 am Brisbane time, I got a message saying as of now the professor is alive. Just another night in Gaza. A family goes to sleep, not knowing if they will make it to dawn. At a time of violence, at a scale that has horrified the world, along with protests, petitions, BDS, we simply bear witness. We listen to the stories of people who are living through the worst times of their lives and we are there with them, in whichever way we can be. Without enough bandwidth to get on Zoom...
2024-12-2927 min
NRI Affairs, Pause with NandiniHimanshu Kumar, Activist and Gandhian, on Pause with NandiniSend us a textAn extraordinary human being with an even more extraordinary story, Himanshu Kumar is an activist with a lifelong passion for social justice. In this conversation, he takes us through his days in Bastar, the unspeakable cruelty of the powers that be, his crusade to awaken people to the realities of corporate greed and its impact on ordinary lives, and most of all, to afford a life to dignity and centrality, to those deemed to live forever on the margins. His is a message of hope and conviction, that is delivered with lightness a...
2024-12-2031 min
NRI Affairs, Pause with NandiniVijay Prashad, noted historian, author and journalist on Pause with NandiniSend us a textI’m in conversation with historian, journalist, political commentator and Marxist thinker #vijayprashad on NRI Affairs. Vijay is the director of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research and the author of forty books. Vijay is on a speaking tour across New Zealand and Australia. p.s. I can’t say i agree with everything he said, and for sure, I don’t know enough. But this conversation will stay with me for a while. There were moments of connection over Palestine that i share with many people, strangers across the world. A shared h...
2024-10-241h 00
NRI Affairs, Pause with NandiniSunita Viswanath, Executive Director, Hindus for Human Rights on Pause with NandiniSend us a textOur guest on this episode is the extraordinary Sunita Viswanath, the co-founder and executive director of Hindus for Human Rights, that advocates for pluralism, civil and human rights in South Asia, Australia, the UK and North America. From a childhood of transplantation from India as a migrant, to watching the ugly face of racism as a child in the UK, to a curious choice of study; mathematics and sociology, her journey is anything but typical. Sunita says she doesn’t do well with boundaries. Perhaps therein lies the s...
2024-09-201h 07
NRI Affairs, Pause with NandiniAccomplished community leader and independent candidate Indu Balachandran, on Pause with NandiniSend us a textMy guest is the indefatigable Indu Balachandran, an independent candidate in the upcoming New South Wales Local Government election, standing for the Gordon Ward in Sydney's Ku Ring Gai Council.With a track record in sustainability and over 20 years in leadership positions across housing, family services and first nation sectors, Indu brings the will and the skill to make a difference. She is also a passionate musician, actively engaged in community initiatives, received an Atlantic Fellowship (Oxford University), and was the recipient of the UTS Human Rights Award for Reconciliation.
2024-09-101h 06
NRI Affairs, Pause with NandiniBangladesh Reimagined: Shuddhabrata Sengupta and Dr. Farhana Sultana on Pause with NandiniSend us a textBangladeshi-American academic, Dr. Farhana Sultana, professor at Syracuse University, and Indian political and social commentator who writes extensively for the Wire, Shuddhabrata Sengupta come together on Pause with Nandini to discuss Bangladesh, reimagined. We cover the challenges and opportunities ahead for Bangladesh, its relationship with India, the protection of minorities, and the dangers and impact of misinformation and false narratives. We also hear from Taposhi Dey Prapti, President of Jahangirnagar University Debating Club, Bangladesh, and Meghmallar Basu, President of the Student Union, Dhaka University, Bangladesh. They provide a riveting acco...
2024-09-061h 05
NRI Affairs, Pause with NandiniChinki Sinha, Editor Outlook Magazine on Pause with NandiniSend us a textA woman who asks too many questions offers a window into her world. For Chinki Sinha, war is never elsewhere. Armed with James Baldwin's politics of love, she finds hope in protests, reads from her grandfather's stolen diaries, finds herself locked up in a brothel, goes to Kashmir to cover silence, and eats kulfi for dinner, spent after a day chasing stories. Of all the people who have come on Pause, Chinki is probably the most mercurial, enigmatic in the way she wears her role as Editor of the...
2024-09-031h 16
NRI Affairs, Pause with NandiniA discussion on the book, Growing up Indian in AustraliaSend us a textGender, colourism, identity, code-shifting , all of this and more in an animated and unfettered discussion on the new book Growing up Indian in Australia. Published by Black Inc, the book has been edited by Aarti Betigeri with contributions from a wide cross-section of Australian-Indians. Aarti joins us in this conversation along with Preeti Maharaj - 'Tangle of Tenses', Swagata Bapat - 'The Dance Performance' and Rakhee Gelani, the author of 'Navratri'.In their stories, perhaps lie commonalities with stories of other migrants and people who straddle multiple cultures and i...
2024-08-211h 08
Green Left RadioBangadesh: Students Fight for Justice || The Art of Cultural & Political ResistanceFeaturing the latest in activist campaigns and struggles against oppression fighting for a better world with anti-capitalist analysis on current affairs and international politics. Presenters: Chloe DS, Jacob Andrewartha, Rob ZocchiNewsreportsHeadline newsreports from the presentersBritish Labour party suspends seven left-wing mps for voting to scrap the two-child benefit cap.The inspiring pro-palestine protests outside US Congress responding to Netanyahu's speech Interviews and DiscussionsMassive protests in Bangadesh led by students are breaking out and they're facing unprecedented repression by the police, armed forces.Recording of a Green Left podcast titled Bangadesh: students fight for justice featuring Zaria from Deshis for Liberation speaki...
2024-07-2500 min
NRI Affairs, Pause with NandiniAcclaimed playwright Abhishek Majumdar, on Pause with NandiniSend us a textKashmiris, Tibetans, islanders, ancient feuds between Hindus and Buddhists, and the politics of war. Abhishek Majumdar in his new book, Abhishek Majumdar, Collected Plays, goes into spaces that are often unvisited, and within those spaces, he arrives with and offers more questions than easy answers. With acute humanity, and unmitigated curiosity, Abhishek explores themes both diverse and interconnected; the environment, violence and non violence, the passage of time, morality and oppression, the individual and the collective. He is a playwright, essayist, scenographer, and director who works in India and internationally. His w...
2024-07-191h 11
NRI Affairs, Pause with NandiniA Discussion on Caste: From Admission to AccountabilitySend us a textOn the heels of Dalit History Month, we at NRI Affairs, wanted to begin a conversation on caste that looks at this social evil from the lens of the caste and generationally privileged, one that accepts that caste discrimination exists, that we continue to benefit from it, and explores ways to take greater collective and individual accountability. We share our own journeys of learning about caste with the hope that it opens dialogue on the need for a clear-eyed acknowledgement of our legacies of discrimination, uncomfortable as it may be, with th...
2024-06-261h 25
NRI Affairs, Pause with NandiniResearch scholar Mudit Vyas examines 'diversity washing' on Pause with NandiniSend us a textEach year Australia marks National Reconciliation Week between 27 May to 3 June. These dates commemorate two significant milestones in the reconciliation journey - the successful 1967 referendum, and the High Court Mabo decision respectively. The first date marks the May 27 referendum in 1967, which saw more than 90 per cent of voters support the inclusion of all Indigenous Australians in the census.In the first National Reconciliation Week since the failure of last October's Voice to parliament referendum, Reconciliation Australia is urging supporters to continue to fight for "justice and rights" for Indigenous Australians.In...
2024-05-3047 min
NRI Affairs, Pause with NandiniMeenakshi Ganguly, Deputy Director, Human Rights Watch on Pause with NandiniSend us a textAs elections are underway in India, this is an important conversation. Human rights, hate speech, caste dynamics, the silencing of dissent and the idea of government working with civil society for the greater good - we cover a lot of ground in this truly special conversation with the inimitable Meenakshi Ganguly. Wise, experienced, and a true humanist, she is truly a force for good in this world. Meenakshi Ganguly is also the Deputy Director of Human Rights Watch's Asia Division, overseeing the work in a number of countries in the region. She...
2024-05-2245 min
NRI Affairs, Pause with NandiniMegha Singh, inspiring business growth coach and consultant on Pause with NandiniSend us a textMegha Singh's journey as an entrepreneur will possibly resonate with many people who have had to restart or reimagine careers, balance passion with purpose, and create opportunities for themselves. She says the working title of her autobiography could be Love. Money. God. and in this freewheeling conversation, Megha speaks with refreshing candour about her relationship with all three, and more. Today Megha helps entrepreneurs get started and on their way to their first $100,000. For those who may feel inspired or just curious, you can reach her at: Website: htt...
2024-05-1050 min
NRI Affairs, Pause with NandiniRavijeet Dang, software expert & mentor to next-gen tech leaders on Pause with NandiniSend us a textRavijeet Dang is a techie with a difference. A believer in creating social impact through technology and community engagement, as the Managing Director of Iotasol, he is passionate about mentoring the next generation of technology leaders. In this episode we explore an uncommon journey that led him from India, to Europe, Singapore and now to Australia. We talk passion and purpose, continual learning and the path to fulfilment. We also get a peek into the exciting possibilities ahead with AI and how technology can potentially solve for some of the...
2024-04-2555 min
NRI Affairs, Pause with NandiniHistorian, author and columnist, Syed Ubaidur Rahman on Pause with Nandini.Send us a textWas the Delhi Sultanate a barbaric and bloodthirsty line of rulers who imposed Islam in the Indian subcontinent by the force of their sword? Were there Muslim rulers in the South of India? How so we separate fact from fiction in understanding our complex and multi-dimensional past? Syed Ubaidur Rahman, a New Delhi-based author and columnist answers all of this and more, as we take a walk down the not too distant past. Syed has written extensively on medieval and modern Indian history and his latest book is ‘Peaceful Expansion of Isl...
2024-03-1946 min
NRI Affairs, Pause with NandiniSinger-Songwriter, Actor-Filmmaker and above all, a humanist, Anjan Dutt on Pause with NandiniSend us a textFor countless Bengalis, Anjan Dutt is an emotion. From Bela Bose to Ranjana Ami Ar Ashbo Na, Mary Ann to Bhalobasha, his songs captured a particular zeitgeist of 90's Kolkata. For a generation coming of age at the time, in his music, they found an unforgettable voice for their heartbreaks and hopes, their aches and aspirations.Anjan Dutt is also an award winning actor and filmmaker. From Mrinal Sen's Chalachitro, (for which he won the best newcomer actor award at the Venice Film Festival), and Buddhadeb Dasgupta's Ghihojudddha, and then directing f...
2024-02-2357 min
NRI Affairs, Pause with NandiniPallabi Ghosh, anti-trafficking activist on NRI Affairs, Pause with NandiniSend us a textIt is an honour to begin the first season of NRI Affairs, Pause with Nandini, 2024, with the exceptional Pallabi Ghosh, a woman who has rescued 10,000 people from traffickers, child marriage, forced marriage, child labour, and prostitution. Pallabi takes us through hidden passages in big city brothels, to villages in Haryana with their kidnapped brides, to far flung rural Bengal where a woman is paid 10 rupees for a full day’s work, and hungry children can be lured away by traffickers with biscuits, to the dark reality of survivors’ further victimisation by their...
2024-01-031h 03
NRI Affairs, Pause with NandiniAuthor & director Devashish Makhija talks films, books, and poetry on Pause with Nandini, Part Two.Send us a textDevashish Makhija often tells stories of people he doesn't belong to; of people who have been deliberately silenced or ignored by the majority, or the powerful. While he battles unimaginable odds to bring those stories to light, telling them comes with their own, often heartbreaking pitfalls. We continue our conversation through somewhat contentious territory as we talk about wokeness, appropriation, and the use of language as both bridge and barrier. And there is poetry. His own, which he says he doesn't write anymore. In some way that makes his rea...
2023-12-0437 min
NRI Affairs, Pause with NandiniDevashish Makhija, Filmmaker and Author on Pause with NandiniSend us a textDevashish Makhija is arguably one of the most important voices in independent cinema in India today. His latest feature film Joram, produced by Zee Cinema, is set for a worldwide theatrical release on December 8, after a whirlwind global festival tour following its debut at the prestigious Rotterdam Film Festival. In a no-holds-barred conversation, Devashish traces the genesis of his rage, the evolution of his voice as a filmmaker, the auto-censorship that is strangulating dissent today, and his profound relationship with poetry and music. This, and a lot more, as we...
2023-11-2941 min
NRI Affairs, Pause with NandiniShelly Oberoi, Mayor of Delhi on Pause with NandiniSend us a textShelly Oberoi, the academic-turned-politician now runs the second largest municipal corporation in India, as the mayor of India's capital city, New Delhi. Recently in Brisbane at the Asia Pacific Cities Summit, we sat down with the Mayor for a quick conversation about the Kejriwal model of urban planning, why she left academia for politics, and some of the pressing issues in India today and possible solutions.Thank you for listening! Watch all episodes of Pause with Nandini on https://youtube.com/c/NRIAffairs
2023-10-1621 min
NRI Affairs, Pause with NandiniShivam Patil, actor and activist, speaks of men's mental health, the alarming rise in men's suicide rates, and the urgent need for child safety.Send us a textTrigger warning: This episode includes references to domestic violence, child abuse, suicide, and mental health issues. This may be traumatising for some people. Caution advised. Shivam Patil is an Indian actor and activist who champions men's mental health, child safety, and gender issues. He is also a climate change activist. Shivam is a domestic violence and child abuse survivor. With courage and candour, he shares his own lived experience to draw attention to mental heath issues for men, the alarming rise in suicide rates among men, the u...
2023-10-111h 03
NRI Affairs, Pause with NandiniDr. Sapna Samant, NZ Greens Party Candidate on Pause with NandiniSend us a textOur first politician on the show, who is also a practicing doctor, with a Master's degree in film, television and media writing, Dr. Sapna Samant is an exemplary leader who is equal parts dreamer and doer. She joins us to talk about her work as a Greens Party candidate in New Zealand, why she decided to join active politics, the changing diaspora experience, and the dangers of a single majoritarian narrative. As she takes us through her unconventional journey, we speak of the pressing issues of the day, in In...
2023-09-3038 min
BIC TALKSCinema Strikes 3: A Hacker CinemaIn 2015, students of the Film & Television Institute of India took the cinema to the streets with a strike. One of the first of the agitations that raged across India's universities at that time, it defined the right to make and show films as central to freedom on the campus. The names of Eisenstein and Pudovkin, John Abraham, Tarkovsky and Ghatak, recited in slogans and displayed on banners, evoked a history of political cinema that had set itself against the might of India's political establishment. This podcast series, commemorates that historic struggle, in these three episodes of John-Ghatak-Tarkovsky
2023-09-2642 min
BIC TALKSCinema Strikes 2: A Satyajit Ray Plastic BangleIn 2015, students of the Film & Television Institute of India took the cinema to the streets with a strike. One of the first of the agitations that raged across India's universities at that time, it defined the right to make and show films as central to freedom on the campus. The names of Eisenstein and Pudovkin, John Abraham, Tarkovsky and Ghatak, recited in slogans and displayed on banners, evoked a history of political cinema that had set itself against the might of India's political establishment. This podcast series, commemorates that historic struggle, in these three episodes of John-Ghatak-Tarkovsky
2023-09-2242 min
BIC TALKSCinema Strikes 1: The Cinema's Expanded AfterlifeIn 2015, students of the Film & Television Institute of India took the cinema to the streets with a strike. One of the first of the agitations that raged across India's universities at that time, it defined the right to make and show films as central to freedom on the campus. The names of Eisenstein and Pudovkin, John Abraham, Tarkovsky and Ghatak, recited in slogans and displayed on banners, evoked a history of political cinema that had set itself against the might of India's political establishment. This podcast series, commemorates that historic struggle, in these three episodes of John-Ghatak-Tarkovsky
2023-09-1835 min
NRI Affairs, Pause with NandiniYogesh Parmar on Pause with NandiniSend us a textWelcome to an animated, wholly embodied discussion with the inimitable Yogesh Parmar. Yogesh is a leading behavioural scientist and the founder of GameChangers, India’s first fully integrated and diversified learning and development services enterprise. He is one of 100 Emerging Leaders in Asia, awarded by World Consulting & Research Corporation (WCRC). A certified master facilitator, speaker and coach, Yogesh has worked with 50,000+ people in Fortune 100 & 500 companies like General Electric, Walmart, Cisco, Tata & Reliance.Yogesh is also deeply passionate about performance arts and philanthropy – he evangelizes Seva Cafe – a peer funded volunte...
2023-06-101h 00
NRI Affairs, Pause with NandiniBabu Gogineni, humanist and rationalist and human rights activist on Pause with NandiniSend us a textBabu Gogineni is an Indian humanist, rationalist, and human rights activist who has served as Executive Director of the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) and is also the founder of, South Asian Humanist Association and Indian Humanists. He is also the founder and owner of Skillguru, a training organization.On this episode of Pause with Nandini, he discusses the disease of caste in India, South East Asia, among the diaspora, and in cultures around the world, and the transformative role of science in bringing about social change. Known fo...
2023-05-121h 09
NRI Affairs, Pause with NandiniSushama Deshpande, writer, journalist, actor and director on Pause with NandiniSend us a textThis is more than a conversation. This is a video essay of a purposeful life, well-lived. My guest on this episode is Sushama Deshpande, writer, journalist, actor, director and all round awe-inspiring human. She is playful and passionate, a serious feminist and a delightful trouble maker, who shows us things ‘polite’ society would much rather not face or acknowledge. It has been over 30 years since she started performing her celebrated solo piece, ‘Vhay, Mi Savitribai’ (Yes, I’m Savitribai ), about the life of the social reformer Savitribai Phule, which has taken he...
2023-04-1257 min
NRI Affairs, Pause with NandiniNandita Das, producer, director, actor and activist on Pause with NandiniSend us a textNandita Das is a curious mix of passionate purpose and laid-back charm. Director, producer, actor and activist, she brings a uniquely humanistic sensibility to all she does, exploring lesser explored facets of life through nuance and empathy. After the much acclaimed film, Manto, she now presents Zwigato, a slice of life film that holds a mirror to society through the life of an everyday man and his family. As he navigates a transition to a new way of living and livelihood, the dynamics of class, caste and gender reveal fau...
2023-04-0438 min
NRI Affairs, Pause with NandiniHansi Mehrotra, financial educator and founder of The Money Hans on Pause with Nandini.Send us a textProvocative, pragmatic and pioneering; Hansi Mehrotra is a force unto herself in the world of financial education. Founder of The Money Hans and one of Linkedin's top 10 voices in Money and Finance, Hansi talks us through her life and choices, the perils and pitfalls of following fads and unqualified 'finflueners' and the most sensible pathways to financial security through every life stage. This and a lot more on this episode of Pause with Nandini. Thank you for listening! Watch all episodes of Pause with Nandini on https://youtube.com/c/NRIAffairs
2023-03-281h 00
NRI Affairs, Pause with NandiniTheatre and Film Actor, Vinay Pathak on Pause with Nandini.Send us a textFrom theatre to television to film, Vinay Pathak is an acclaimed actor with extraordinary flair who slips in and out of roles with consummate ease. We travel with him to Bhojpur and Allahabad, to New York and Bombay, while he talks about his craft, how he keeps it honest, and why less is more when it comes to the portrayal of truth.Thank you for listening! Watch all episodes of Pause with Nandini on https://youtube.com/c/NRIAffairs
2023-02-061h 03
NRI Affairs, Pause with NandiniRadhika Ganesh, activist, founder of Ek Potlee Ret Ki and national Co-convenor of Young People for Politics on Pause with NandiniSend us a textCultural-political activist and feminist, Radhika Ganesh talks passion, politics, and privilege as we uncover what Ek Potlee Ret Ki is, if young people are even interested in politics, and the issue with the single story - tune in as we explore all of this and more. Thank you for listening! Watch all episodes of Pause with Nandini on https://youtube.com/c/NRIAffairs
2022-12-131h 12
NRI Affairs, Pause with NandiniA Poem.Send us a textA poem for all who speak truth to power, who cannot be silenced or bought. A poem to mark the quiet integrity and courage of an ordinary man; Ravish Kumar. Thank you for listening! Watch all episodes of Pause with Nandini on https://youtube.com/c/NRIAffairs
2022-12-0504 min
NRI Affairs, Pause with NandiniEntrepreneur, author and social commentator, Darshan Mondkar on Pause with NandiniSend us a textDarshan Mondkar, a keen social commentator takes us through his experience of the Bharat Jodo Yatra, his insightful conversation with Rahul Gandhi, and what this may mean for all Indians who want to move away from hate and divisiveness. Thank you for listening! Watch all episodes of Pause with Nandini on https://youtube.com/c/NRIAffairs
2022-11-2841 min
NRI Affairs, Pause with NandiniAcclaimed musician and artist, Avijit Sarkar on Pause with NandiniSend us a textA scientific temper meets a passion for the arts: The acclaimed Avijit Sarkar, in conversation with Nandini Sen Mehra. The quintessential Renaissance Man, Avijit Sarkar speaks with Nandini Sen Mehra about his inspiring musical and literary journey, his diverse passions and interests, and his recently launched book, The Coronavirus Files.Avijit Sarkar's collection of Cartoons available here -https://www.amazon.com.au/Coronavirus-Files-Collection-Cartoons-ebook/dp/B08JQK2M2T#Thank you for listening! Watch all episodes of Pause with Nandini on https://youtube.com/c/NRIAffairs
2022-11-2734 min
NRI Affairs, Pause with NandiniPoet, translator and publisher, Yogesh Maitreya on Pause with NandiniSend us a textYogesh Maitreya, poet, translator and founder of Panther’s Paw Publication, a publishing house for Ambedkarite and Dalit literature, in conversation with Nandini Sen Mehra.Yogesh Maitreya shares his views on the dynamics of caste discrimination as they exist today, what being an ally means, and the journey that led him into the world of literature and publishing. https://instagram.com/pantherspawpublication?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=Thank you for listening! Watch all episodes of Pause with Nandini on https://youtube.com/c/NRIAffairs
2022-11-2755 min
NRI Affairs, Pause with NandiniAuthor of The Reluctant Mother, Zehra Naqvi on Pause with NandiniSend us a textZehra Naqvi calls herself a wanderer, a seeker and a scribe. She is also the author of The Reluctant Mother, a story that no one wants to tell - a searingly honest look at motherhood, identity, marriage and love. She joins us on Pause with Nandini to talk about her book, what brings her solace, and the myriad ways in which she stays curious about her world.Thank you for listening! Watch all episodes of Pause with Nandini on https://youtube.com/c/NRIAffairs
2022-11-2749 min
NRI Affairs, Pause with NandiniPeace builder Urmi Chanda on Pause with NandiniSend us a textUrmi Chanda is a peace builder with a difference. From studying comparative mythology to comparative religion to interfaith studies to peace work, her journey is unusual and inspiring. She speaks with Nandini Sen Mehra about Seeds of Peace, the challenges and opportunities in peace building, and what fuels hope in these fractured times.Thank you for listening! Watch all episodes of Pause with Nandini on https://youtube.com/c/NRIAffairs
2022-11-271h 06
NRI Affairs, Pause with NandiniInternational teacher, speaker and author Nithya Shanti on Pause with NandiniSend us a textIn this unusual episode, Nithya Shanti, international teacher, speaker and author of Unburden (Penguin, 2022), responds to words that encapsulate many of the preoccupations of our times with wisdom, clarity and grace. Connect with Nithya at www.nithyashanti.com. Listen to his weekly podcast on www.roundglass.com.Thank you for listening! Watch all episodes of Pause with Nandini on https://youtube.com/c/NRIAffairs
2022-11-2753 min
NRI Affairs, Pause with NandiniNeha Bhat, Art Based, Mental and Sexual Health Therapist, on Pause with NandiniSend us a textDecolonised, art-based therapy, sexual health in the age of social media, integration, sex and spirituality, mental health - we cover a lot of ground in this episode of Pause with Nandini with the exceptionally insightful and empathetic Neha Bhat. Thank you for listening! Watch all episodes of Pause with Nandini on https://youtube.com/c/NRIAffairs
2022-11-151h 14
NRI Affairs, Pause with NandiniGaurav Somwanshi on Pause with NandiniSend us a textMeet Gaurav Somwanshi, Co-Founder and CEO, EmerTech Innovations, who is paving the way for using technology for social good. He joins us to talk about his inspiring journey, the possibilities with blockchain, ways in which we can create a more equitable society, and his thought provoking perspective on racism and identity.Thank you for listening! Watch all episodes of Pause with Nandini on https://youtube.com/c/NRIAffairs
2022-11-141h 09
Spotlight with SandhyaEpisode 10 - Spotlight with Sandhya ft Nandini MehraHost Sandhya Mendonca talks to Nandini Sen Mehra about her debut book of poems which is hailed by Gulzar as a ''hypnotic exploration of what lies within". In a freewheeling conversation, this episode talks about literary influences and encounters.
2020-07-2022 min
The Written WordTalking about Whorls Within with Nandini Sen MehraNandini Sen Mehra is a poet and the voice behind Whorls Within - her book that is now available on Amazon. Come, fall in love with her - like I did. https://instagram.com/nandinisenmehra
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2020-07-1923 min